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Birthdate: October 21, 1911

Death date: June 6, 1994

Peter Graves

ACTOR RANKINGS:

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All-time

of 196,448

1,841
All-time Actor

of 38,418

1,132
Decades
- 1940s
  
  of 5,357
  
  3,984
- 1950s
  
  of 7,577
  
  512
- 1960s
  
  of 10,860
  
  1,205
- 1970s
  
  of 21,066
  
  7,641
- 1980s
  
  of 44,733
  
  2,804
- 1990s
  
  of 71,585
  
  11,504
- 2000s
  
  of 82,712
  
  27,580
Genres
- Action
  
  of 41,620
  
  8,103
- Adventure
  
  of 25,536
  
  18,867
- Biography
  
  of 11,944
  
  6,560
- Comedy
  
  of 84,829
  
  607
- Crime
  
  of 34,310
  
  23,156
- Drama
  
  of 107,166
  
  2,329
- Family
  
  of 15,342
  
  2,105
- Fantasy
  
  of 17,837
  
  7,258
- Family
  
  of 15,342
  
  2,105
- Horror
  
  of 36,682
  
  2,211
- Musical
  
  of 10,828
  
  6,566
- Romance
  
  of 37,232
  
  23,246
- Scifi
  
  of 24,983
  
  398
- Teen
  
  of 8,454
  
  3,965
- Thriller
  
  of 49,529
  
  3,730
- War
  
  of 9,729
  
  303
- Western
  
  of 7,069
  
  3,461

CAREER SPAN

Decade

Movie Score

# Movies

1940s

0.9028

1950s

2.2985

1960s

1.9622

1970s

1.2344

1980s

1.8373

1990s

1.5947

2000s

1.2516

Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.

Overall Actor Score: Peter Graves is ranked overall as 2.2749 of of 4 stars

2.2749

Peter Graves Movie Rankings

Peter Graves starring in Night of the Hunter

Night of the Hunter, The (1955)

3.5409

While incarcerated with condemned killer Ben Harper (Peter Graves), fake preacher Harry Powell (Robert Mitchum) discovers Ben has $10,000 worth of stolen money hidden in a place only his family knows about. ...more about Night of the Hunter

DVD from $6.62

(12 sellers)

Stalag 17 (1953)

3.1646

Set in a German POW Camp for enlisted American airmen, a spy is discovered to be living in one of the prison barracks after an escape attempt fails resulting in the deaths of two inmates. ...more about Stalag 17

DVD from $11.25

(11 sellers)

Airplane! (1980)

3.1396

This is a spoof of the airport disaster movies. ...more about Airplane!

DVD from $5.64

(9 sellers)

Clonus Horror, The (1979)

2.7610

A young man escapes from a govenment run project called Clonus only to find out that Peter Graves (Jeff Knight) a candidate for Presidency is a conspirator to keep Clonus a secret. ...more about Clonus Horror

DVD from $11.95

(6 sellers)

Beginning of the End (1957)

2.7328

Audrey Ames, an enterprising journalist, tries to get the scoop on giant grasshoppers accidentally created at the Illinois State experimental farm. She endeavors to save Chicago, despite a military cover-up. ...more about Beginning of the End

DVD from $14.06

(7 sellers)

Addams Family Values (1993)

2.6791

On any day of the week, you could expect a newborn baby to be nurtured and loved by his older sister. Except, of course, if it's Wednesday. ...more about Addams Family Values

DVD from $4.94

(12 sellers)

Magic Christian, The (1969)

2.6644

Sir Guy Grand adopts homeless bum Youngman to be heir to his obscene wealth, and immediately begins bringing him into the intricacies of the family business, which is to prey upon people's greed by use of the vast holdings of the Grand empire. ...more about Magic Christian

DVD from $9.59

(9 sellers)

Long Gray Line, The (1955)

2.6286

The life story of a salt-of-the-earth Irish immigrant, who becomes an Army Noncommissioned Officer and spends his 50 year career at the United States Military Academy at West Point. ...more about Long Gray Line

DVD from $15.34

(11 sellers)

Airplane II: The Sequel (1982)

2.5879

The hero of an unlikely airplane disaster must overcome his own inadequacies, improbable accidents and his former girlfriend in order to save a space shuttle from destruction in this spoof sequel of the disaster parody ...more about Airplane II: The Sequel

DVD from $7.45

(10 sellers)

It Conquered the World (1956)

2.5860

One of several remaining members of its race, an alien from Venus is guided to Earth by disgruntled scientist Tom Anderson, who tells it which humans it should attach mind control devices to. Among them is his old friend, fellow scientist Paul Nelson. ...more about It Conquered the World

Not Available on DVD

Men in Black II (2002)

2.5806

It has been four years since the alien-seeking agents averted an intergalactic disaster of epic proportions. ...more about Men in Black II

DVD from $9.95

(13 sellers)

Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell, The (1955)

2.5784

The true story of General Billy Mitchell, a pioneering crusader for the Army's fledgling air corp. ...more about Court-Martial of Billy Mitchell

DVD from $7.14

(10 sellers)

House on Haunted Hill (1999)

2.5730

When an eccentric millionaire offer a group of opposites $1,000,000 to spend the night in a so called "Haunted House" with a murderous past, they figure it is a quick way to get quick money and leave. ...more about House on Haunted Hill

DVD from $4.24

(13 sellers)

Texas Across the River (1966)

2.4715

The Louisiana wedding of debutante Phoebe Ann Naylor to Don Andrea de Baldasar, El Duce de la Casala is stopped by the Cavalry over a matter of honor. ...more about Texas Across the River

Not Available on DVD

Raid, The (1954)

2.4095

A group of confederate prisoners escape to Canada and plan to rob the banks and set fire to the small town of Saint Albans in Vermont. ...more about Raid

Not Available on DVD

How I Won the War (1967)

2.0605

This film features former Beatle John Lennon and Roy Kinnear as ill-fated enlisted men in under the inept command of Lieutenant Earnest Goodbody. ...more about How I Won the War

Not Available on DVD

Slipper and the Rose, The (1976)

2.0007

In the tiny kingdom of Euphrania, the King and his court are most anxious to get Prince Edward wed. But Edward wants to marry for love. ...more about Slipper and the Rose

DVD from $14.95

(1 sellers)

Killers from Space (1954)

1.9784

Atomic scientist Doug Martin is missing after his plane crashes while on an investigatory mission after a nuclear test. Showing up at the base later, he is given sodium pentathol after being caught in espionage activities. ...more about Killers from Space

DVD from $4.99

(4 sellers)

Encore (1952)

1.8844

The film is made from three short stories by W. Somerset Maugham. ...more about Encore

Not Available on DVD

Kipps (1941)

1.8675

Not Available on DVD

Jokers, The (1967)

1.7729

Oliver Reed and Michael Crawford play two brothers who are always trying to find some way to succeed with cleverness rather than simple drudgery. Crawford is constantly living in his brother's shadow as the one who gets caught. ...more about Jokers

Not Available on DVD

Wrong Box, The (1966)

1.7607

A tontine is established for a dozen children, a tontine being a kind of bet/insurance, money is put in for each to grow with interest and the last survivor is to get the lot. We watch the group dwindle until only two brothers are left. ...more about Wrong Box

Not Available on DVD

Maytime in Mayfair (1949)

1.7442

Penniless man-about-town Michael Gore-Brown is delighted to hear he has been left a high-class Mayfair fashion salon. ...more about Maytime in Mayfair

Not Available on DVD

I'll Never Forget What's'isname (1967)

1.5994

Advertising golden boy Andrew Quint is fed up with his fabulously successful life. In very dramatic fashion, he quits his job to return to writing for a small literary magazine. ...more about I'll Never Forget What's'isname

Not Available on DVD

Wichita (1955)

1.4871

Ex-Buffalo Hunter and entrepreneur Wyatt Earp arrives in the lawless cattle town of Wichita Kansas. ...more about Wichita

Not Available on DVD

Survival Run (1980)

1.4154

A group of teenagers drive out into the desert in search of sex, beer, and general good times. When their van breaks down, they find a group of prospectors who welcome the kids and offer them a place to stay until they can get help. ...more about Survival Run

Not Available on DVD

Adventurers, The (1970)

1.0312

The wealthy playboy son of an assassinated South American diplomat discovers that his father was really murdered on orders of the corrupt president of the country--a man who was his father's friend and who, in fact, his father had helped put into power. ...more about Adventurers

DVD from $3.42

(9 sellers)

Ballad of Josie, The (1967)

No Reviews Available

Josie Minick is a widow, who is forced to fend for herself. Josie living in a cattle country, finds herself in odds and war with the cattlemen of the town, when she decides to make a sheep farm her livelihood. ...more about Ballad of Josie

Not Available on DVD

Bayou (1957)

No Reviews Available

A community of Cajun fishermen living around a remote bayou includes one authentic beauty, Marie, who wants to better herself but must deal with the unwelcome attentions of storekeeper Ulysses. ...more about Bayou

Not Available on DVD

Bees in Paradise (1944)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

Black Tuesday (1954)

No Reviews Available

Vicious gangster Vincent Canelli pulls off a daring prison escape just moments before going to the electric chair, taking with him Peter Manning - a bank robber and cop killer who was to die right after him. ...more about Black Tuesday

Not Available on DVD

Canyon River (1956)

No Reviews Available

A Wyoming rancher and his foreman journey to Oregon to get breeding steers in order to raise cattle that can withstand the harsh Wyoming winters. What the rancher doesn't know is that he is the target of a plot to murder him and steal his cattle. ...more about Canyon River

Not Available on DVD

Death in Small Doses (1957)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

Derby Day (1952)

No Reviews Available

Entertaining ensemble piece dealing with several characters who are on the way to the races on Derby day. ...more about Derby Day

Not Available on DVD

East of Sumatra (1953)

No Reviews Available

Duke Mullane, manager of a Malayan tin mine, goes to a little-known island to open a new mine in the jungle. Initially, the natives there are friendly, especially dancer Minyora...who proves to be affianced to local ruler King Kiang. ...more about East of Sumatra

Not Available on DVD

Fort Defiance (1951)

No Reviews Available

It's just after the Civil War and Ben Shelby arrives looking for Johnny Tallon whom he plans to kill. Shelby was the only survivor of a battle due to the cowardice of Tallon. ...more about Fort Defiance

Not Available on DVD

Fort Yuma (1955)

No Reviews Available

A disgruntled settler kills an Apache chief at Fort Yuma, and the fort's commander knows that the chief's son, Manga Colorado (Abel Fernandez), will seek revenge and go on the warpath. ...more about Fort Yuma

Not Available on DVD

Gaiety George (1946)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

Give Us the Moon (1944)

No Reviews Available

Set just after the end of WWII (but filmed in the middle of it) in a time of general euphoria at having won the war, with full employment and general happiness for all (or nearly all). ...more about Give Us the Moon

Not Available on DVD

Guns and the Fury, The (1981)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

Hold Back the Night (1956)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

I'll Be Your Sweetheart (1945)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

King Arthur Was a Gentleman (1942)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

Lady with a Lamp, The (1951)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

Laughing Lady, The (1946)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

Lilacs in the Spring (1955)

No Reviews Available

A young entertainer, Carole Beaumont (Anna Neagle), is wooed by actor-producer Charles King (David Farrar) but, uncertain of her feelings, she resists his attentions. During an air raid, a bomb explosion rocks the cafe and Carole is knocked unconscious. ...more about Lilacs in the Spring

Not Available on DVD

Miss London Ltd. (1943)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

Missile X - Geheimauftrag Neutronenbombe (1981)

No Reviews Available

An American secret agent is sent to Iran to investigate the murder of a fellow agent and comes across a crazed international businessman called The Baron who has stolen a Soviet nuclear cruise missile which the Baron plots to use on a peace summit in the ...more about Missile X - Geheimauftrag Neutronenbombe

Not Available on DVD

Mission Impossible Versus the Mob (1968)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

Mrs. Fitzherbert (1947)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

Mysterious Monsters, The (1976)

No Reviews Available

One of the many notorious 70's "unknown" documentaries, The Mysterious Monsters covers topics such as Bigfoot and the Loch Ness Monster. Pictures, sounds, and videos of these two monsters are examined by Peter Graves, the host. ...more about Mysterious Monsters

Not Available on DVD

Naked Street, The (1955)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

Number One with a Bullet (1987)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

Paul and Michelle (1974)

No Reviews Available

Paul and Michelle are two teenagers in love who deceide to live their love far away from their families. But the things become difficult when Michelle gets pregnant and is about to give birth to a child. ...more about Paul and Michelle

Not Available on DVD

Rage to Live, A (1965)

No Reviews Available

Grace Caldwell, a young Pennsylvania newspaper heiress living with her widowed mother, has trouble restraining herself when it comes to the amorous attentions of young men. ...more about Rage to Live

Not Available on DVD

Robbers' Roost (1955)

No Reviews Available

A rancher having 6000 head of cattle to get to market hires two gangs that hate each other. He figues each gang will not let the other rustle the cattle. Tex arrives looking for the man that killed his wife and took his horses. ...more about Robbers' Roost

Not Available on DVD

Rogue River (1951)

No Reviews Available

The story of two step-brothers, raised by their father, the chief of police, in a small Oregon lumber town. One brother is hard-working, always within the law, the other a 'rogue. ...more about Rogue River

Not Available on DVD

Savannah Smiles (1982)

No Reviews Available

The young daughter of a politician runs away due to lack of attention. She hides in the car of two not too bright crooks who are slowly converted into parent figures as the police web closes down on the supposed kidnappers. ...more about Savannah Smiles

DVD from $5.91

(12 sellers)

Sergeant Ryker (1968)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

Sidecar Racers (1975)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

Spring in Park Lane (1948)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

Spring Song (1946)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

Stranger in My Arms, A (1959)

No Reviews Available

Air Force test pilot Pike Yarnell reluctantly attends the memorial service for long-dead Donald Beasley, his navigator during the Korean War; recalling, in flashbacks, their painful days together on a life raft. ...more about Stranger in My Arms

Not Available on DVD

Waltz Time (1945)

No Reviews Available

Old Vienna, at a time when the waltz was considered an immoral dance. Maria promises her dying father, the Emperor, that she will follow the wishes of the Council of Ministers when she assumes the reign. ...more about Waltz Time

Not Available on DVD

War Paint (1953)

No Reviews Available

Lieut. Billings and his army patrol are ordered to deliver a new peace treaty to the Indian Commissioner, who is missing. They have nine days to get the treaty to Chief Gray Cloud or there will be war. Chief's son Taslik offers to guide them. ...more about War Paint

Not Available on DVD

Wolf Larsen (1958)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

Yellow Tomahawk, The (1954)

No Reviews Available

Not Available on DVD

Red Planet Mars (1952)

Peter Graves scores a combined zero out of 4 stars for Red Planet Mars

0.0001

An American scientist contacts Mars by radio and receives information that Mars is a utopia and that Earth's people can be saved if they return to the worship of God. Revolution sweeps the Earth, including the Soviet Union. ...more about Red Planet Mars

Not Available on DVD

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